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david wright, abc news, rome. >>> the pope's resignation coming up on thursday. >>> now to south africa and another unfolding story. olympic runner oscar pistorius out of jail and the family of the woman he's accused of murdering, speaking out about their heartbreak. abc's bazi kanani in pretoria once again. >> reporter: oscar pistorius spent his first day out of jail at his uncle's three-storied home in a quiet well-to-do suburb with strict bail conditions. no guns, no alcohol. no passports to leave the country. no returning to his home which is now a crime scene and twice a week appointments at a police station. fans cheered outside a courtroom friday. when south africa's most famous athlete was released on bail. after the shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. as he stays inside his uncle's home the victim's family is beginning to share more of their feelings. steenkamp's uncle expressed frustration with the celebration after oscar pistorius' release. just today before south africa aired its first interview with steenkamp's parents a glimpse of the family's anguish. reeva'
david wright, abc news, rome. >>> the pope's resignation coming up on thursday. >>> now to south africa and another unfolding story. olympic runner oscar pistorius out of jail and the family of the woman he's accused of murdering, speaking out about their heartbreak. abc's bazi kanani in pretoria once again. >> reporter: oscar pistorius spent his first day out of jail at his uncle's three-storied home in a quiet well-to-do suburb with strict bail conditions. no guns, no...
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abc's david wright tells us. >> reporter: cardinal sean o'malley is a prince of the church who lives like a pauper. even his clothes set him apart from the other men in red. "cardinal sean," as he likes to be called, never your eminence, wears the simple brown robes of a monk, tied with a rope. plus sandals, even during winter in boston. >> he's a holy man. a man of simplicity. and wouldn't that be a lovely thing to have in a pope? >> reporter: the boston archdiocese he inherited was badly tainted by the church sexual abuse scandal. o'malley sold off the cardinal's residence to pay the victims and moved into a single room near the cathedral. he put the victims first. the church has not always been so responsive. >> any new pope is going to have to look at that issue and speak to it. >> reporter: here in rome, there's long been an unwritten rule -- no pope from a superpower. but vatican watchers say times have changed. >> i think people realize that, you know, a cardinal from the united states is not necessarily going to represent u.s. political interest. so, i think there's more open
abc's david wright tells us. >> reporter: cardinal sean o'malley is a prince of the church who lives like a pauper. even his clothes set him apart from the other men in red. "cardinal sean," as he likes to be called, never your eminence, wears the simple brown robes of a monk, tied with a rope. plus sandals, even during winter in boston. >> he's a holy man. a man of simplicity. and wouldn't that be a lovely thing to have in a pope? >> reporter: the boston archdiocese...
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abc's david wright is in vatican city for us tonight. >> reporter: good evening. tonight, the vatican used the strongest possible language to condemn the news coverage. saying it needs to defend the freedom of the college of cardinals to elect the next pope. the official communique from the holy see made the vatican press corps sound like people trying to rig a papal election. through the centuries, officials s say that the cardinals have faced many kinds of pressure to bend their decisions to a political end. >> today, there's an attempt to do this through public opinion. >> reporter: they have been railing for days about italian news reports claiming they know the contents of a classified internal investigation that the pope received in december. the italian reports without atr atribution, they say the real reason that benedict resigned was because the three investigating cardinals uncovered far more salacious comments. church officials steered the conversation away from the sexual abuse scandal. today in los angeles, cardinal roger mahony testified under oath a
abc's david wright is in vatican city for us tonight. >> reporter: good evening. tonight, the vatican used the strongest possible language to condemn the news coverage. saying it needs to defend the freedom of the college of cardinals to elect the next pope. the official communique from the holy see made the vatican press corps sound like people trying to rig a papal election. through the centuries, officials s say that the cardinals have faced many kinds of pressure to bend their...
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and abc's david wright is there. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan, from snowy southern california. bad weather here has made it tough on the search efforts. authorities had to call their troops off the mountain last night. but they are out there in force, first thing this morning. so far, the only fresh glimpse of the fugitive were new pictures taken two weeks ago. surveillance cameras captured these images of christopher dorner. the trouble is, they were taken two weeks ago in orange county. not far from where monica quan and her fiance, keith lawrence, were murdered last sunday. the last photos taken of dorner, before he disappeared. signs like these, armed and dangerous, are on every freeway here. but so far, no one has spotted him. near-blizzard conditions here in big bear lake haven't helped. no eye in the sky for one thing. in this weather, the helicopters can't fly. on the ground, not much better. >> we're going to continue searching until we discover that he left the mountain or we find him
and abc's david wright is there. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan, from snowy southern california. bad weather here has made it tough on the search efforts. authorities had to call their troops off the mountain last night. but they are out there in force, first thing this morning. so far, the only fresh glimpse of the fugitive were new pictures taken two weeks ago. surveillance cameras captured these images of christopher dorner. the trouble is, they were taken two...
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>> okay, david wright reporting from rome. thank you for that. >>> and the recent surge in gas prices is showing no signs of slowing down. prices at the pump have soared 13 cents a gallon in the past week and 42 cents in the last month. the national average is now 3.71 for a gallon of regular gasoline. the rise in price of oil is mainly to blame. gas prices typically don't begin rising like this until late in march. >>> and firefighters in new jersey are honoring the victims of the sandy hook elementary school massacre in connecticut. they're planning to build 26 playgrounds to memorialize each victim of the tragedy. the playgrounds will be located in the areas in new jersey, new york and connecticut that were hit hardest by super storm sandy. the firefighters hope to raise $2 million for this project. >>> and the final tally is in for florida's python hunt. only 68 burmese pythons were caught in the month-long competition after 1600 participants covered a million acres. the top hunter took home $1500 for bagging 18 snakes. of
>> okay, david wright reporting from rome. thank you for that. >>> and the recent surge in gas prices is showing no signs of slowing down. prices at the pump have soared 13 cents a gallon in the past week and 42 cents in the last month. the national average is now 3.71 for a gallon of regular gasoline. the rise in price of oil is mainly to blame. gas prices typically don't begin rising like this until late in march. >>> and firefighters in new jersey are honoring the...
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abc's david wright joins us from rome now where pope benedict is celebrating his second to last sunday as head of the roman catholic church. david? >> reporter: good morning, ron. the pope just finished his week liang lust and only one more time will he appear in that window, so a huge crowd gathered here at st. peter's square today but behind the scenes the focus has turned to choosing his successor. the vatican spokesman yesterday floating a trial balloon suggesting the conclave to choose a new pope could take place before march 15th. some say that's just common sense because there's no funeral this time, no period of mourning and all the cardinals will presumably be in town to say good-bye to pope benedict. but in other quarters of the church that trial balloon is being shot down faster than an old-school nun might wrap you on the knuckles. an influential american saying that this process takes place according to strict church law and only the pope can change that law. if this pope were to change the law now he says that would cause many people to say he's choosing one side or favor
abc's david wright joins us from rome now where pope benedict is celebrating his second to last sunday as head of the roman catholic church. david? >> reporter: good morning, ron. the pope just finished his week liang lust and only one more time will he appear in that window, so a huge crowd gathered here at st. peter's square today but behind the scenes the focus has turned to choosing his successor. the vatican spokesman yesterday floating a trial balloon suggesting the conclave to...
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david harmon wright killed a woman during a traffic stop last we're. virginia bureau reporter david culver is outside the courthouse now with more. david? >> reporter: jim, as that sentence was being read today, i looked over and noticed patricia cook's supporters we are shaking their head. they were clearly very disappointed. tonight daniel harmon wright is back in jail, the jurors seen here walking in this morning, the judge said 12 months for each of the three counts they quitted him of, a total of 36 months in jail. earlier the day, the judge de denied the push for a mistrial. on tuesday, the jury found him guilty of manslaughter. outside of court today, harmon wright's attorney described his client's reaction to the recommended sentence. >> i think he was prepared for it, but, you know, he still feels like he did the job he was tired to do, and there was nothing else he could have done. >> in the end it's a jury decision, so i'll stand by the jury's judgment. >> reporter: judge susan whittlock has two options h. she can uphold the sentence or less
david harmon wright killed a woman during a traffic stop last we're. virginia bureau reporter david culver is outside the courthouse now with more. david? >> reporter: jim, as that sentence was being read today, i looked over and noticed patricia cook's supporters we are shaking their head. they were clearly very disappointed. tonight daniel harmon wright is back in jail, the jurors seen here walking in this morning, the judge said 12 months for each of the three counts they quitted him...
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and david wright joins us now. >> reporter: papal conclave are a rare occurrence. even rarer than a blue moon. a process that's rich in tradition and catholic ritual. behind locked doors, the conclave meets in the sistine chapel, the cardinals totally cut off from the outside world. no telephones. no tvs, newspapers nor computers. the ballots and procedures are secret. once the election commences they eat and sleep in the santa marta room. besides the cardinals only 70 other people are allowed access. who can vote? under rules established by pope john paul, only cardinals under the age of 80. will the retiring benedict be able to vote? he's 85. who can be elected pope? any catholic male who's not married is eligible. for more than 1,000 years it's almost always been a cardinal. the ballot is secret. a write-in vote. initially two-thirds majority required. the cardinals are required to carry their ballots to the altar of the sistine chapel. the results are announced by smoke signals. in the old days ballots were burnt with wet straw to produce black smoke. if there'
and david wright joins us now. >> reporter: papal conclave are a rare occurrence. even rarer than a blue moon. a process that's rich in tradition and catholic ritual. behind locked doors, the conclave meets in the sistine chapel, the cardinals totally cut off from the outside world. no telephones. no tvs, newspapers nor computers. the ballots and procedures are secret. once the election commences they eat and sleep in the santa marta room. besides the cardinals only 70 other people are...
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david wright is in los angeles. and there are signs this man intends to keep on killing. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's possible he may have already killed again. at this hour, an ongoing police investigation has shut down interstate 15. and that's what irvine police are telling our affiliate, kabc. we're hearing reports that at least three officers have been shot. one of them killed. and again, this appears to be in connection with this case. police here are on a manhunt this morning for a former l.a. cop who appears hell-bent on revenge. and may be targeting the families of police officers. >> today, we've identified christopher jordan dorner, as a suspect in this double-homicide. >> reporter: he's a former l.a. police officer and u.s. navy reservist. police say they believe dorner is responsible for killing monica quan, the daughter of a retired lapd captain. >> she had such a big heart. why take her away from all of us? >> reporter: the 28-year-old beloved college basketball coach was gunned down sunday
david wright is in los angeles. and there are signs this man intends to keep on killing. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's possible he may have already killed again. at this hour, an ongoing police investigation has shut down interstate 15. and that's what irvine police are telling our affiliate, kabc. we're hearing reports that at least three officers have been shot. one of them killed. and again, this appears to be in connection with this case. police here are on a manhunt this...
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david wright has the latest. >> reporter: this is a developing story. and changing fast. overnight, two separate incidents, about an hour east of l.a., a total of three police officers shot overnight. one of them killed. and the suspect appears to have gotten away. police here are on manhunt this morning for a former l.a. cop appearing to be hell-bent on revenge. >> today, we've identified christopher jordan dorner. >> reporter: police say they believe he's responsible for killing monica quan, the daughter of a retired lapd captain. >> she had such a big heart. why take her away from all of us? >> reporter: the 28-year-old beloved basketball coach was gunned down on sunday, along with her fiance, keith lawrence, while they were sitting in her car. >> a multi-page manifesto is of interest. >> reporter: the document, allegedly posted this week by dorner blames retired lapd captain randy quan and other officers for getting him fired by the department. it claim he was fired for reporting police abuses. it lists the names of daunz officers. threatening to attack the moments, t
david wright has the latest. >> reporter: this is a developing story. and changing fast. overnight, two separate incidents, about an hour east of l.a., a total of three police officers shot overnight. one of them killed. and the suspect appears to have gotten away. police here are on manhunt this morning for a former l.a. cop appearing to be hell-bent on revenge. >> today, we've identified christopher jordan dorner. >> reporter: police say they believe he's responsible for...
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i'm here with our colleague, david wright. david, i flew over with cardinal dolan of new york. a lot of talk about the possibility that he might be chosen as the next pope. he laughed that off. but the cardinals are going to start to meet next week. today, though, the day for pope benedict. >> that's right. his moment to say good-bye, really. this was the last time we will see him in the flesh, here at the vatican. tomorrow, we'll see him on television. but most of it will take place behind the vatican walls. 50,000 tickets for this event, standing room only crowd. and for a pope who is famously reserved, it counts as an emotional farewell. they came today by the thousands to say good-bye. pope benedict gave them an up-close look, moving through the crowds in the popemobile. he even stopped to kiss a baby. the first pope since the middle ages to step down, smiling today, as he took it all in one last time. the crowd got to their feet and gave him a long standing ovation. today, he looked thin and frail as he addressed the faithful, referring back to the day eight years ago when
i'm here with our colleague, david wright. david, i flew over with cardinal dolan of new york. a lot of talk about the possibility that he might be chosen as the next pope. he laughed that off. but the cardinals are going to start to meet next week. today, though, the day for pope benedict. >> that's right. his moment to say good-bye, really. this was the last time we will see him in the flesh, here at the vatican. tomorrow, we'll see him on television. but most of it will take place...